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Los Angeles Art Deco & Streamline Moderne Buildings (page 10)

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Trust Building
Los Angeles, CA
The Trust Building was built in 1928 for the Title Insurance and Trust Company. The entrance features three polychrome tile murals created by Hugo Ballin. They depict Trust, Protection, and Fidelity. For more, see this website. [map]

A.G. Bartlett Building
Los Angeles, CA
The A.G. Bartlett Building pre-dates Art Deco but I'll include it anyway. It was built in 1911 as the Union Oil Building. It was designed by John B. Parkinson and Edwin Bergstrom in the Beaux Arts style. [map]

Richfield Oil Company Building elevator doors
Los Angeles, CA
The Richfield Oil Company Building was built from 1928-1929. It was demolished in 1969. These two bronze elevator doors were saved and are displayed at the building's former location. For more, see this website. [map]

Engine Co. #1
Los Angeles, CA
The Los Angeles Engine Co. #1 building was constructed in 1940 with WPA funding. [map]

Eastern Columbia Building
Los Angeles, CA
The Eastern Columbia Building was designed by Claud Beelman and built in 1930. It was built for the Eastern Outfitting Company and the Columbia Outfitting Company furniture and clothing stores. The building is clad in glazed turquoise terra cotta. It was converted into condos in 2007. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

Venice Police Station
Los Angeles, CA
This Venice Police Station was built in 1930. The building now houses SPARC, the Social and Public Art Resource Center. [map]

Punch TV Studios [gone]
Los Angeles, CA
The Punch TV Studios building was built in 1935. I don't know what business was here originally. The building was demolished in late 2018 or early 2019.

Staples Building
Los Angeles, CA
This Staples Building is contemporary and was built in recent years in the Art Deco style. The spaceship-shaped feature is a tribute to the Flying Saucer restaurant which used to occupy that corner. The restaurant building itself was ordinary looking. It was demolished in the 1990s.

The portion of the Staples Building below the pylon may have originally housed Loman Foods Mart and/or Roman's Food Mart in 1935. I don't know if the pylon is original or an interpretation of the original. Does anyone know more about this building or have vintage photos? [map]

More Los Angeles:
Central Library
City Hall
Coca-Cola Bottling Plant
First National Bank of Hollywood
Good Ship Grace
KEHE Radio Station [gone]
Southern California Edison Company Building: 1, 2
Wilshire Tower Building (Desmond's Building)

Art Deco Society of Los Angeles
Streamline Los Angeles
Los Angeles Art Deco Walking Tour